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Municipality

Bassetlaw

Located in Nottinghamshire, England Coordinates: 53°20′57″ N 0°58′43″ W

Map showing the location of Bassetlaw Bassetlaw
Location in United Kingdom
Population
114,847
114.8K
Elevation
13 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
87
listed under Bassetlaw
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
HUY Humberside Airport49 km
EMA East Midlands Airport62 km

About Bassetlaw

Bassetlaw is a municipality. Location: Nottinghamshire, England. Population: 114,847. Elevation: 13 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Humberside Airport (49 km). Nearby sights include Tickhill Castle and Laxton Castle.

Climate of Bassetlaw

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 3° · Rain 47 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
June (53 mm)
Driest month
February (36 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Bassetlaw
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°10°12°16°19°21°21°18°14°10°8°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°4°6°9°11°11°9°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)493643424553435150464752

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Bassetlaw

The nearest airport is Humberside Airport (HUY), 49 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: East Midlands Airport (EMA) (62 km). The nearest large city is Doncaster, 22 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Humberside Airport (HUY) Grimsby, Lincolnshire 49 kmnortheast
  • East Midlands Airport (EMA) Nottingham, Leicestershire 62 kmsouth
  • Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 73 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Doncaster Population: 113.6K 22 kmnorthwest
  • Rotherham Population: 117.6K 27 kmwest
  • Mansfield Population: 172K 28 kmsouthwest
  • Chesterfield Population: 113.1K 31 kmwest
  • Lincoln Population: 103.8K 32 kmsoutheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Bassetlaw

Within 100 km: 504 historic and cultural sites, 655 natural sites, 138 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km58 places

  • Torksey Island Island 16 kmE
  • Carr Hill Mountain 18 kmW
  • Manor Hills Mountain 14 kmSW
  • Castle Hill Mountain 7 kmSE

25–60 km395 places

  • Read's Island Island 47 kmNE
  • Whitton Island Island 45 kmNE
  • Newark Island Island 32 kmS
  • Howden Dyke Island Island 42 kmN

60–100 km844 places

  • Great Britain Island 99 kmNW
  • North Beach Beach 98 kmNE
  • Fraisethorpe Beach Beach 93 kmNE
  • Sunk Island Island 69 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Bassetlaw and similar cities

Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.

Measure Bassetlaw Worthing Doncaster Chesterfield
Population 114.8K 113.9K 113.6K 113.1K
Elevation 13 m 7 m 19 m 89 m
Summer day (hottest month) 21° 22° 21° 21°
Winter night (coldest month) 1° 1° 1° 1°
Annual rainfall 557 mm 734 mm 574 mm 830 mm
Best months Jun–Sep Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug
Distance — 285 km 22 km 31 km

Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.

Places in Bassetlaw

87 places
  1. 1 Worksop 44.7K
  2. 2 East Retford 22K
  3. 3 South Wheatley 102

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages56

Mountains & nature1

Nearby attractions & nature

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